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Patented Apr. II, I899.

E. W; HOUGHTON.

MARKER FUR SLIVEB CANS.

(Application filed Dec. 19, 1898.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICEQ EDlVARD \V; HOUGHTON, OF WOONSOOKET, RHODEISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY S. HOUGHTON, OF SAME PLACE.

MARKER FOR SLlVER-CANS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 623,083, dated April 11,1899. Application filed December 19, 1898. Serial No. 699,708 (Nomodel.)

T on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. HOUGHTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at "Woonsocket, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Markers for Sliver-Cans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sliver-cans-z'. 6.,

cans used in cotton-mills to receive the sliver from the cards anddrawing-frames. Such cans have to be marked in some way to designate thedifferent drawings of the sliver, and my invention contemplates theprovision of a marker or tag susceptible of being readily placed andsecured on an ordinary sliver-can and embodying such a construction asto preclude its removal by a careless or mischievous person.

2o \Vith the foregoing ends in view the invention will be fullyunderstood from the following description and claims when taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which v Figure 1 is aperspective view of a sliver-can equipped with my improved marker ortag. Fig. 2 is an enlarged section taken through the marker or tag and aportion of the can. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 4

0 comprises separated perspective views of the parts constituting themarker or tag.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A is an ordinary sliver-can, andBis my improved marker or tag. The marker or tag for the sake ofdurability is preferably made of metal and comprises a section a, havingone side slightly convex to conform to the inside of the canwall,against which it is designed to rest, and also having a transversethreaded aperture b adjacent to its upper end, a section 0, having aconcave inner side to conform to the outer side of the can-wall, againstwhich it is designed to rest, and also having a transverse aperture dand a recess 6 in its outer side in communication with said aperture d,and a threaded bolt f, designed to eX- tend through the aperture 01 ofthe section 0 and screw into the aperture Z) of section a and having ahead g of a size to rest in the recess (2 of the section 0. The section0 is also provided in its inner side with a recess h, de-

i signed to receive the head of a sliver-can to prevent the same beingpressed out of shape when the marker is clamped on the can, and it isfurther provided in its inner side, at its upper end, with a recess 2'.This recess when the marker is clamped on a can receives acomplementarylugj on the section a,whereoy the sections are lockedagainst swinging with respect to each other. From this it follows thatin order to permit of the marker being removed from a can it isnecessary to turn the bolt f in an outward direction.

The head 9 of the connecting-bolt f may be of the form shown or of anyspecial form, and it is designed when the marker is fixed on a can torest in the recess 6 of the section a, and thereby render it necessaryto employ a special form of wrench in order to turn the bolt and removethe marker from the can. 7o

The marker or tag may be quickly and easily secured on a can after themanner described and when so secured is not liable to be casuallydisplaced 'by a careless person and cannot be removed by a mischievousper- 7 5 son. These will be appreciated as important advantages when itis remembered that in the event of the marks of identification of aplurality of sliver-cans being displaced it is impossible to distinguishthe drawings contained in said cans from each other.

While my improved tag is not liable to be removed by a careless ormischievous person, it will be appreciated that it may be quickly andeasily removed by a foreman or other authorized person equipped with aspecial wrench for turning the bolt f. V

My improved marker or tag may be provided with any suitableidentification character or means, and the same may be applied to themarker or tag in any approved manner. I prefer, however, to use anumeral, as shown, and to cast the same in the face of the outer section0 at the time of manufacture.

Having thus described my invention, what 5 I claim is- 1. As an improvedarticle of manufacture, a marker or tag for sliver-cans comprising asection adapted to rest at one side of the side wall of a can and alsohaving a transverse 10o threaded aperture, a section adapted to rest atthe other side of the can and having a transverse aperture and a recessin its outer side in communication With said aperture, and a threadedconnecting-bolt taking into the apertures of the sections and having ahead adapted to rest in the recess of one section, substantially asspecified.

2. A sliver-can,in combination With a marker or tag therefor comprisingtwo separate sections adapted to rest one on the inner and the other onthe outer side of the can, and having their adjacent faces convexed andconcaved respectively so as to.conforn1 to the curvature of thecan-body, and a connectingbolt for said sections disposed above'theupper edge of the can and taking through apertures in the sections so asto secure the same in. position on the can, substantially as specified.i

3. As an improved article of manufacture,

a marker or tag for sliver-cans comprising a HOSSQS.

section adapted to rest at one side of the side wall of a can andhavinga transverse threaded aperture and a projection on its inner side,a section adapted to rest at the other side of the can and having atransverse aperture and a recess in its outer'side in communication withsaid aperture and also having'a recess in its inner side to receive theprojection of the first-named section, and a threaded connecting-boltarranged in the apertures of the sections and having a head adapted torest in the recess of one section, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit- EDWARD W. I-IOUGHTON. Witnesses:

GEO. W. SPAULDING,

E. LE RoY SPAULDING.

